Nearly 25 years after he was disqualified from the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship for biting his opponent Evander Holyfield’s ears, the boxing legend continues to make jaw-dropping headlines.
His newly launched cannabis company is launching ear-shaped weed gummies called “Mike Bites.” “Holy ears! They’re finally here! Go get your Mike Bites now,” his firm, Tyson 2.0, posted in a tweet Tuesday, along with a photo of the gummies.
The gummies will be sold at dispensaries in California, Massachusetts and Nevada.
The bite cost Tyson a disqualification from the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship in 1997. His boxing license was revoked, and he was fined $3 million.
Thankfully, all of these years later, there’s no bad blood between Tyson and Holyfield, with the two even reconciling. In a 2019 episode of the podcast “Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson,” Holyfield said he “forgave” Tyson, and Tyson pitched an ear-shaped candy to him.
“You might be in business because we’re going to make some holy ears,” Tyson said at the time. “Some edibles [of the ear] that got a bite taken out of ’em.”
Holyfield replied, “Well, I could do that.”